Process for making gas-tips.



A. L. HANSEN. PROCESS FOR MAKiNG GAS TIPS. APPLICATION; mu) JUNE 5, 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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.A UGIE 1.. HANSEN, or cmcnoo, rumors, nssrenon T0 'a-us'rarm manornomuzame COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PROCESS FOR MAKING GAS-TIPS,

Patented July 20, 19115.

Application filed June 5, 1914.- Serial No. 843,138.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGIE L. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes for Making Gas-Tips, of which the following is a specification.

- My invention relates to ,an improved,

process for making metal gas tips.

I am aware that metal tips have been made but these have all been formed 11 from sheet metal. The construction of suc sheet metal tips requires a number of operaan improved process for inexpensively manufacturing such metal tips, my improved process involving only a single die operation for forming the tip from a solid block of ductile metal, as for example aluminum.

In such single die operation an inlet chamber and an outlet or mixing chamber are formed in opposite endsof the solid blank by displacement of the metal and in the same operation air inlets or ducts to the outlet or mixing chamber are formed, the

chambers after the die operation terminating a short distance from each other and the intervening metal being then pierced as by drilling to get an outlet aperture of desired area.

By referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings my improved tip and process will be clearly understood.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevational view of a cylindrical block of metal from which-a tip is to be formed, Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of .a finished tip, Fig. 3

is a top view thereof, Fig. 4 is a sectional view on plane 44, Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 shows how the tip is formed in-a die.

Referring to Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the tip has the cylindrical head 10 and the tapering body 11 for firmly. engaginga supporting seat, a shoulder 11' being shown between the body and head for enga ing the outer edge of the seating. support. he body part has the axialconical bore 12, while the head sheet has the axial cylindrical bore 13 whose ture 14 of suitable cross section depending upon the volume of gas desired to be dellvered by the tip. Extending radially to lower end 13' is conical, thisbore forming a mixing chamber. The inner ends or apexes' of the bores are connected by the outlet aperthe bore or mixing chamber 13 from the upper face of the body 10 are the segmental air passageways or channels 15, the air entering these channels and mixing in the chamber 13 with the gas issuing from the aperture 14.

Describing now the manner of making the tips, the cylindrical blanks or blocks 16 are cut from metal stock bars, preferably aluminum. In Fig. 6 I have diagrammatically represented a lower die member 17 and ,an

upper die member 18. The lower die member has the cylindrical upper section or pocket 19 and the lower conical or tapered section 20, the shoulder 21 being provided between the two sections. The lower conical section 20 corresponds in shape to the desired shape of the body 11 of the tip to be formed, and the upper section 19 has the diameter of the head 10 of the tip and of the block 16 from which the tip is to be formed, a block being inserted in the cylindrical section 19 of the die to rest against the shoulder or ridge 21. Extending upwardly into the lower section 20 of the die is the tongue 22 whose shape corresponds to the desired shape of the bore 12 of the tip to beformed, and as shown this tongue may be the upper end of'a screw a threaded to the die block. The upper die member 18 is cylindrical and adapted to enter the die' pocket 19 and its lower end has the axial cylindrical tongue 23 with the conical end 23' for forming the chambers 13 and 13 of the tip, andthe radial segmental extensions or wings 24 on the die member are shaped in accordance with the desired air passageways 15. After a blank 16 has been inserted in the die member 117', the die member 18 is caused to enter the die pocket 19 and is forced against the blank therein and the metal of the blank is displaced and worked by the various die member tongues and projections and forced to the'bottom ofv the die member 17 and around the tongue 22. As shown in Fig. 6, the tip is then complete with the exception of the aperture 14. Such aperture could be formed during the die operation but owing to its small diameter the -ent sizes of aperture maybe desired. 'It is" ,therefore preferable tmform the aperture die points would have to be yelfy-small and W (1 readily break. Furthermore, difi'erafterthe die operation. The tongues-22 and 23 are therefore of such lengththatafter the die operation the apex ends of thejchamhers-12 and 1 3 will be within a short distance of ,each other and separated only by a thin web of metal. Thlsnietal isthen pierced --bya drill orother tool to.produce a gas outletaperture of desired area, and

such piercing operation can be very ra idly and inexpensively accomplished by slmple machinery. I

I thus produce by 'a Very inexpensive process a strong ti which will not crush or distort when han ed and which is very accurate in its control of combustion. I do not, of course, desire to be limited to the precise form of tip shown or to the particular die mechanism shown. In practicethe 'die mechanism will of course have well the-opposite ends thereof to'within a short distance of each other, and then' piercing the metal between the bores to form the desired restricted gas aperture.

3. The process of making a metal gas tip which consists in displacing the metal of a solid block by a single die operation'to form 1 the tip. bod'and gas passageways in the opposlte end s thereof to within a short distance of each other near thetop of the body,

and then piercing the remaimng metal between the passageways to form the desired gasaperture 4 4. he improved process of making a metal gas tip which consists in displacing a solid block of metal in a die aroundupper and lower die tongues to form the tip body and an inlet chamber and an outlet cham ber thereinto within a short distance of meeting, and at thesame time displacing the metal about die. webs to form radial air *passag'eways'to the outlet chamber, and then piercing-the metal between the inlet and outlet chambers to forma gas aperture of desired area; 5. The improved process of making a metal tip which consists in displacing the v metal" of a solid block by asingle die operation to form the'tip body comprising an'inlet chamber and an outletchambercseparated by a thin web of metal, and air passagewaysto the outlet chamber, and then piercing the metal between the inlet and 0' :outlet chambers to form a restricted gas aperture.

6. The process of making a gas tip which consists in displacing the metal of a solid block to, form a chamber therein and a restricted gas aperture connecting therewith.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of June, A. 1)., l91 4. .AUGIE L. HANSEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES J. SCHMIDT,

LURLINE BULLWINKLE. 

